State police try to ID body found near Beacon railroad tracks

Wednesday

Dec 5, 2012 at 2:00 AM

Doyle Murphy

TOWN OF FISHKILL — State police are trying to identify the remains of a man found on Monday in the woods next to the Metro-North railroad tracks.Hunters found the man's decomposed body south of the Beacon train station, state police said. Investigators believe the man had been dead for a few months, and may have been homeless. State police described him as white, 6 feet 1 inches tall, about 200 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He had a tattoo on his right forearm of “VII” or “V11.” Near his body was a black duffle bag with the logo of the Wiltwyck Golf Club in Kingston.State police ask anyone with information about the man's identity to call Investigator Matthew Manza at 298-0952.